Gall-Bladder Duplication - Case Report

Journal Title: Polish Journal of Surgery - Year 2014, Vol 86, Issue 9

Abstract

Gall-bladder duplication is a rare anatomical variation, which can affect safe performance of cholecystectomy and be a cause of persistent symptoms and a need for reoperation in case of accessory gallbladder omission. A case of successfully performed elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy in a patient with duplicated gall-bladder accidentally intraoperatively disclosed is presented. The identified anomaly was classified according to the Harlaftis Classification of Multiple Gall-bladders. Attention was drawn to the uneffectivenes of ultrasound scanning in multiple gall-bladders preoperative detecting, and presence of other non-biliary anatomical variation in the same individual as well.

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Bogusław Koszman

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  • EP ID EP74441
  • DOI 10.2478/pjs-2014-0077
  • Views 154
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Bogusław Koszman (2014). Gall-Bladder Duplication - Case Report. Polish Journal of Surgery, 86(9), 433-435. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-74441